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Twin Pines Submits Revised Permit Application for Its Proposed Titanium Mine, Georgia

April 15, 2020

Twin Pines Minerals has submitted a new mining permit application near the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge. In its new application, the Alabama-based company explained its proposed mining technique at an 898-acre tract near the world-famous wildlife refuge using a dragline

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Survival Thriller Movie MINE 9 Debuts on Netflix

April 15, 2020

Claustrophobic survival thriller MINE 9, one of the best-reviewed independent films of the past year, is available to Netflix subscribers beginning April 6, 2020. The heart-stopping story of tragedy, terror, and survival follows nine Appalachian coal miners trapped two miles

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Two Coal Miners Flown to Hospital After Rescue Operation at Leer Mining Complex, W. Va.

April 14, 2020

Emergency crews responded Tuesday to the scene of an incident at the Leer Mining Complex in Taylor County. Just before 4:00 a.m., a call came into the Harrison-Taylor 911 Center that two coal miners were trapped at the Arch Coal

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Wyoming Issues Permit for Sandfire’s Black Butte Copper Mine, Construction to Start This Year

April 14, 2020

The state Thursday issued its “record of decision” approving the permit for a proposed Black Butte copper mine north of White Sulphur Springs, essentially giving developers a green light to start construction. A mine official told MTN News that once

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GCC Energy to Pay $3.5 Million to Secure Expansion of King II Coal Mine, Colorado

April 14, 2020

GCC Energy has offered to pay nearly $3.5 million to secure an expansion of the King II coal mine in southwest La Plata County. The BLM approved the expansion in October 2019. But, as a matter of formality, the BLM

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DOE Awards UNCC-Lehigh Team $1.5M for Coal Power Plant Dry Cooling Tech Research

April 14, 2020

In partnership with the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, researchers and faculty from Lehigh University’s Energy Research Center (ERC) and the Advanced Technology for Large Structural Systems (ATLSS) Engineering Research Center were recently awarded $1.5 million in funding from

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BLM Conducts Lease Sale for Dunn Ranch Coal Tract, Colorado

April 14, 2020

The US Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has conducted coal lease sale for a coal tract under the Dunn Ranch property in La Plata County, Colorado. The tract comprises 2,462 acres and is estimated to contain about 9.5 million tonnes

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EPA Takes Step in Support of Coal-Refuse-to-Energy

April 14, 2020

It is one of those issues that makes you question whether environmentalists really care about the environment. Green groups oppose efforts to deal with the coal refuse problem that plagues many coal mining communities in Pennsylvania and West Virginia. The

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Ridley Terminals Exports Reach 6-month High, Driven By Thermal Coal

April 14, 2020

Ridley Terminals in Prince Rupert, British Columbia, exported 798,751 mt of thermal and metallurgical coal in February, up 25.2 percent from the previous month, Prince Rupert Port Authority data showed Thursday. Combined met and thermal exports were at their highest

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Michael Cope: During Crisis, Coal Industry Remains Vital to Economy

April 14, 2020

The coronavirus pandemic is having a significant impact on nearly every sector of our economy and the coal industry is no different. In this most challenging time, it’s vital that this essential industry is provided the flexibility and support it

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